JOSEPH H. WALKER

Joseph H. Walker, of Hortonville, NY, a longtime resident of the area, entered into peace at home on February 25, 2013, after a long, courageous battle with illness.

Son of the late Ralph H. and Lillian Nugent Walker, he was born April 18, 1948 in Bronx, NY. He moved to the area in the early 1960's from Cresskill, NJ.

A member of the Class of 1966 at Delaware Valley Central School in Callicoon, NY, he earned a BS degree from Cornell University and a MS degree from SUNY Binghamton. He worked as a computer technologist at Electro-Kinetics in Callicoon.

Joe was a proud veteran of the US Navy, serving aboard the USS Piedmont, during the Vietnam War. He was a dedicated Firefighter with the Hortonville Volunteer Fire Department. Joe found great enjoyment riding his Harley Davidson motorcycle and was a member of the Iron Butts Association.

He is survived by his wife, Theresa Kobylenski Walker, two step-daughters and their husbands: Jennifer Stewart (Christopher Akin), Amy Stewart (Gary Winglovitz); five grandchildren: Alexandria, Rayna, and Koby Akin, Avianna and Miles Winglovitz; his mother-in-law, Julia Kobylenski; four brothers: Daniel, James, Dennis and Kevin Walker; three sisters: Margaret Gray, Elizabeth Thompson and Danielle Edwards; and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his parents: Ralph and Lillian Walker; his brother, Charles Walker and his sister, Jane Toscanno.

Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. on February 27th at Stewart-Murphy Funeral Home, 34 Upper Main St., Callicoon, NY, with Firematic Services at 7:45 p.m. A Funeral Mass will be held on February 28th, at Holy Cross Church, Rt. 97, Callicoon, NY at 11 a.m. Father Charles O'Connor will officiate. Burial will follow in the New Holy Cross Cemetery, Callicoon, NY.